• Information Literacy – the ability to recognize when information is needed as well as the skills to find, evaluate, and use needed information effectively
• Information - used to describe data that has been interprete
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• Information Literacy – the ability to recognize when information is needed as well as the skills to find, evaluate, and use needed information effectively
• Information - used to describe data that has been interpreted
• Information science - the focus on how to gather, process and transform information into knowledge; also incorporates features from these 5 other sciences: communication science, computer science, social science, library science, cognitive science
• Clinical practice guidelines - allow for the creation of nursing policies; rooted in evidenced based research
• CPOE - the name used to describe the process by which the physician or provider enters
orders electronically into the HER
• Radio Frequency Identifier (RFID) – a type of technology that is used to identify and track supplies and medications within a healthcare environment
• Nursing informatics - the use of technology and information to help support all aspects of
nursing practice
• Foundation of Knowledge Model - the basis for which knowledge is used to meet the needs of the healthcare delivery system; derived from its three key elements of knowledge acquisition, knowledge processing, and knowledge dissemination.
• Strategic planning - the development of a comprehensive, long-range plan for guiding the activities and operations of an organization
• Project scope - the size and details of a collaborative effort
• Local area network (LAN) access - the type of connection needed to access the EHR when an internet connection is lost
• Order entry system – this type of health information system ensures the accuracy of
physician orders
• Health information systems – a group of systems used within a hospital that support and enhance healthcare
• Perioperative Nursing Data Set (PNDS) - nursing terminology that contains nursing
diagnoses, interventions, and outcomes specific to the perioperative experience
• HL7 (Health Level 7) - term used to refer a standard of interoperability and the exchange of clinical data
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